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Resolving surface chemical states in XPS analysis of first row transition metals, oxides and hydroxides: Sc, Ti, V, Cu and Zn

Solid-state electrolytes are attracting increasing interest for electrochemical energy storage technologies. In this Review, we provide a background overview and discuss the state of the art, ion-transport mechanisms and fundamental properties of solid-state electrolyte materials of interest for energy storage applications. We focus on recent advances in various classes of battery chemistries and systems that are enabled by solid electrolytes, including all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries and emerging solid-electrolyte lithium batteries that feature cathodes with liquid or gaseous active materials (for example, lithium–air, lithium–sulfur and lithium–bromine systems). A low-cost, safe, aqueous electrochemical energy storage concept with a ‘mediator-ion’ solid electrolyte is also discussed. Advanced battery systems based on solid electrolytes would revitalize the rechargeable battery field because of their safety, excellent stability, long cycle lives and low cost. However, great effort will be needed to implement solid-electrolyte batteries as viable energy storage systems. In this context, we discuss the main issues that must be addressed, such as achieving acceptable ionic conductivity, electrochemical stability and mechanical properties of the solid electrolytes, as well as a compatible electrolyte/electrode interface. This Review details recent advances in battery chemistries and systems enabled by solid electrolytes, including all-solid-state lithium-ion, lithium–air, lithium–sulfur and lithium–bromine batteries, as well as an aqueous battery concept with a mediator-ion solid electrolyte.

Lithium battery chemistries enabled by solid-state electrolytes

Metal Oxides and Oxysalts as Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries

The results of a systematic XPS study, under high controlled conditions, of different basic oxides of transition metals, alkali and alkaline-earth metals are presented; the XPS data of some hydroxides and peroxides are also reported. Variations of the O 1s binding energies are analysed and one point of interest is the large
 binding energy scale obtained for O 1s peaks all associated with a ‘‘2−
’’ formal charge. Through extended
 Huckel theory-tight binding (EHT-TB) calculations, attempts are made to rationalize the observed variations.
 The results illustrate
 the significant
 differences
 between real
 charges on oxygen atoms in transition metal and alkaline-earth oxides.

Systematic XPS studies of metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides

A review of conduction phenomena in Li-ion batteries

Lithium thioborate glasses and crystals are interesting materials for the study of glass structure and ionic conduction. The structure of two crystalline phases existing in this system, Li3BS3 and Li6B10S18, is described, as well as that of the (1-x)B2S3.xLi2S glasses. The real charge carried by sulphur atoms is determined using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and related to the unusual increase of the dc conduction activation energy with the modifier content. The question of the mobile ion sites is addressed using far infrared spectroscopy...

Structure and ionic conduction in lithium thioborate glasses and crystals

Structural unpinning number, basicity and reciprocal electronegativity; their equivalence as ionic conductivity determinants

Formation et etude d'un defaut paramagnetique dans les boracites de lithium

Influence de la teneur en halogene sur les proprietes cathodochromiques des sodalites

L'invention concerne un element composite utilisable dans un generateur electrochimique. Cet element comprend un substrat (1) recouvert pr pulverisation cathodique d'une couche (5) de materiau amorphe TiOaXb avec X = S, Se ou Te, O < a « 2, O < b « 3, 2 « a+b « 3. La couche (5) constitue l'electrode positive du generateur et elle peut etre associee a une electrode negative (9) en lithium et un electrolyte (7) en verre conducteur par ions lithium.

Element composite comportant une couche en chalcogenure ou oxychalcogenure de titane, utilisable en particulier comme electrode positive dans une cellule electrochimique en couches minces

Alain Levasseur

Papers

Structure and ionic conduction in lithium thioborate glasses and crystals

Structural unpinning number, basicity and reciprocal electronegativity; their equivalence as ionic conductivity determinants

Formation et etude d'un defaut paramagnetique dans les boracites de lithium

Influence de la teneur en halogene sur les proprietes cathodochromiques des sodalites

Element composite comportant une couche en chalcogenure ou oxychalcogenure de titane, utilisable en particulier comme electrode positive dans une cellule electrochimique en couches minces